Germany Day 1

Hi
Beth has a great story about her water bottle....but I will have to let her tell it.
After the long flight we finally arrived in Germany. While the flight crew did their best to trick us into thinking it was morning (when it was 1 am CST) by feeding us breakfast before landing at 8 :00 am german time, we were still exhausted. I had a window seat and was "locked in" I ddin't even get up to go to the bathroom..which must be some new kind of record. Then when we went through customs, the man at the counter didn't even speak to us. He just scanned passports and handed them back. When I said thank you, he just made a face. Then we went outside the airport...and the smell of exhaust and cigarrettes was disgusting...so we went back inside to wait for the shuttle. We got on the shuttle and the girls got a chance to get some sleep. We were only on the highway, not the autobahn...and our dirver was going over 140 km per hour...which converts to 95 miles per hour...and we weren't even in the fast lane. I watched one guy in his nice volkswagon pass us up while eating a hamburger....so I think Dad needs to give me a break about eating while I am driving.
Aftern Angie picked us up, we went to the grocery store. You have to put money in the cart in order to use it...kind of like those bagggae carts at the aiport. Then when you return the cart you can get your coin back. The grocery store had a bakery in it. Angie bought a loaf of bread, and they stuck it in this machine that sliced it for us, and we have had some of the best sandwiches! Angie also bought us some German chocolate candies, they are delicious. Yes we will bring some home! The other interesting thing, is that they don't bag your groceries here. The cashier scans your items and puts them back into the basket. So its bring your own bag!

It is definitely cooler here. It rained today, so it was a damp cold. And we were freezing. Thankfully, Angie made us some soup tonight and that helped alot.

Tonight, I went to Bible Institute while the girls stayed at the house and slept. Bro. Castellaw taught on Hebrews and problem texts, it was very interesting. He also showed me some of their new printing equipment. They are making top quality products that look awesome!

Tomorrow, we are going to the castle and downtown! We saw the castle from the river, but we will go exploring tomorrow!